And the only permissible blood-alcohol level for anyone carrying a gun is zero.
Fatigue and even a legally permissible amount of alcohol can combine dangerously for drivers, a British study has found, especially because the young men being tested appeared to be unaware of their increased impairment.
Prominent Saudi and Egyptian clerics have issued fatwas declaring it permissible to drink zero-alcohol beer.Brewers of non-alcoholic beer are hopeful.
Others worry that if consumers become more overt in expressing their faith, that might make them turn away from anything that even hints at Western decadence.However, prominent Saudi and Egyptian clerics have issued fatwas declaring it permissible for Muslims to drink zero-alcohol beers.
The legal argument is that the brewers and the stores know that they are selling alcohol to people who have no permissible place to consume it, and who are smuggling it onto the reservation for illegal use and resale.
Dairy, alcohol and meat are out; fish is permissible, and salt is eschewed by many.
Sharia law restricts other investments, too, and forbids Muslims from receiving interest payments, although dividends on shares are permissible, so long as they are not derived from alcohol production, gambling or pornography.
If you can't drink fluid beforehand, it is permissible to replace the lost nutrients after drinking the alcohol.
A five-ounce glass of wine with dinner is permissible, even desirable, as long as you are not addicted to alcohol (those who are can substitute purple grape juice).
Mr. Yerushalmi also took aim at the industry of Islamic finance — specifically American banks offering funds that invest only in companies deemed permissible under Shariah, which would exclude, for example, those that deal in alcohol, pork or gambling.
